Sony Peg N760c Clie Handheld Instructions Manual

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 media
How to read the online manual
Detailed information on MS Gate software is provided in the online manual
on the supplied CD-ROM.
To see the online manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader
® software must be
installed on your computer.
1Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
The installation launcher window is displayed.
2Click Manuals.
3Double-click MSGate Manual.pdf.
The online manual...

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Installing applications to/from Memory Stick®
 media
without using MS Gate
You can copy and install applications to/from a Memory Stick media from/
to your CLIÉ handheld from the Application Launcher screen.
However, observe the following as malfunction may occur depending on the
application.
•You can only copy application files (files with extensions such as .prc,
.pdb) with the following procedure. Related...

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Notes on starting applications installed from the Memory Stick media
(without using MS Gate)
Observe the following when starting applications installed to a Memory
Stick media without using MS Gate (i.e., when you installed them through a
HotSync operation or by copying from the Application Launcher screen).
•You can only start application files (files with extensions such as .prc,
.pdb). Image files and movie...

Chapter 5
Customizing your Sony CLIÉ Handheld (Preferences)
This chapter describes how to customize your CLIÉ handheld by changing the
Preferences settings.
Contents
 What you can do with Preferences ................................... 165
Changing the Buttons preferences .......................................... 167
Assigning applications to buttons ...................................... 167
Changing the full-screen pen stroke activities ..................... 168
Assigning applications to HotSync
®...

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The Preferences screen enables you to customize the configuration options
on your CLIE handheld.
•Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your
CLIÉ handheld and the HotSync
® button on the cradle, and reassign the
full-screen pen stroke command.
•Connection
Configure serial, modem, and infrared communication settings.
•Date & Time
Set the current date and time, the time zone of your present area, and turn...

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 What you can do with Preferences
Viewing Preference
1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Prefs and then press
the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the Prefs 
 icon on the
Application Launcher screen.
The Preferences screen appears.
2Tap the arrow V in the upper right corner of the screen and
then select the Preferences screen you want to view from the
drop-down list. 

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Applications buttons
Assigning applications to buttons
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign different applications
to the buttons on the front panel of your CLIÉ handheld.
For example, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense. 
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to a button and then tap the
application that you want to...

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Changing the Buttons preferences
Changing the full-screen pen stroke activities
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to change the assignment of the
full-screen pen stroke. By default, the full-screen pen stroke activates the
Graffiti
® Help.
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap Pen.
3Tap the arrow V and then select one of the following settings
for the...

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Assigning applications to HotSync® buttons
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to assign different
applications to the HotSync® buttons on the cradle and the modem.
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences
screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap HotSync.
The HotSync Buttons dialog box appears.
3Tap the arrow V next to each button and then select the
application you want to assign to the button.
The...

170Chapter5Customizing your Sony CLIÉ Handheld (Preferences)
The Jog Preferences screen enables you to change the default Jog Dial™
navigator and BACK button functions, which are:
•Scroll the screen with the Jog Dial navigator.
•Select an item from a pop-up list with the Jog Dial navigator.
•Move back and forth between screens with the BACK button.
You can set to use the Jog Dial navigator to operate a third-party application
that is not designed to use Jog Dial navigator operations (JogAssist feature)....